| Population | 80,996,685 (July 2014 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 13% (male 5,386,525/female 5,107,336) 15-24 years: 10.6% (male 4,367,713/female 4,188,566) 25-54 years: 41.7% (male 17,116,346/female 16,664,995) 55-64 years: 13.6% (male 5,463,221/female 5,574,166) 65 years and over: 21.1% (male 7,468,552/female 9,659,265) (2014 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 52.1 % youth dependency ratio: 19.8 % elderly dependency ratio: 32.3 % potential support ratio: 3.1 (2014 est.) |
| Median age | total: 46.1 years male: 45.1 years female: 47.2 years (2014 est.) |
| Population growth rate | -0.18% (2014 est.) |
| Birth rate | 8.42 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) |
| Death rate | 11.29 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 1.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 73.9% of total population (2011) rate of urbanization: -0.03% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major cities - population | BERLIN (capital) 3.462 million; Hamburg 1.796 million; Munich 1.364 million; Cologne 1.006 million (2011) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2014 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 29.2 (2012 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 3.46 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.75 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 80.44 years male: 78.15 years female: 82.86 years (2014 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.43 children born/woman (2014 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 66.2% note: percent of women aged 18-49 (2005) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.1% (2009 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 67,000 (2009 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: German(s) adjective: German |
| Ethnic groups | German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1% (made up largely of Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish) |
| Religions | Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3% |
| Languages | German (official) note: Lower Sorbian, North Frisian, Sater Frisian, and Upper Sorbian are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 16 years male: 16 years female: 16 years (2011) |
| Education expenditures | 5.1% of GDP (2010) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 7 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 1.1% (2006) |
| Health expenditures | 11.1% of GDP (2011) |
| Physicians density | 3.69 physicians/1,000 population (2010) |
| Hospital bed density | 8.3 beds/1,000 population (2010) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 25.1% (2008) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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